A FREE RESOURCE PACK FROM EDUCATIONCITY Back to School

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Back to School

PreK?6th

Topical Teaching Grade Range Resources

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Back to School Topical Teaching Resources

What Does This Pack Include?

This pack has been created by teachers, for teachers. In it you'll find high quality teaching resources to support your students during their back to school period. To go directly to the content, simply click on the title in the index below:

FACT SHEETS:

Pre-K ? Grade 2

Pre-K ? Grade 2

Grades 3-6

Grades 3-6

Discuss the many new things your students will learn during the year.

Discover other countries school traditions, including France, Japan and Australia.

Discuss what students might learn during the year and how our senses help us take in new information.

Discover how school traditions differ in different countries.

THINKITS:

Pre-K ? Grade 2

Discuss what students put in their backpacks for school.

Pre-K ? Grade 2

Grades 3-6

What are your students' favourite

Discuss why school buses are

things about the first day of school? painted yellow.

Grades 3-6

Ask students what their best study tips are for setting up a studying area at home.

ACTIVITY SHEETS AND ANSWERS:

Pre-K ? Grade 2

Students are to circle the items that should stay in Sten's backpack ready for school.

Grades 3-6

Ask students to list five study tips and write a paragraph explaining how to study for a test.

PROFILES: Character Profile

Discover the hobbies and interests of each of the EducationCity characters.

Student Profile

Encourage students to create an `About You' profile.

STICKERS:

Excellent Work

Klara - My name is...

Stig ? My name is...

You Are a Star

POSTERS:

Back to School

Welcome Back to School

Back to School Topical Teaching Resources

Other Resources Linking to the Theme

Before deciding what to include in your lesson, check out our online content, which you can use as part of your Back to School lessons too. It's simple to find, just enter the Content ID number in EducationCity's Search tool!

THINKIT

Describing Sounds - Content ID: 14460

LEARN SCREEN

Networks for Beginners - Content ID: 20253

ACTIVITY

My School Bag - Content ID: 8293

Ask students to make a list of words they could use Explore the rooms in a school to learn about a Encourage students to design their own

to describe the sounds they might hear at school. school computer network.

school bag.

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Back To School

Fact Sheet

It is time to go back to school! You will learn many new things this year.

There are many ways to learn new things. You can read, write, and even move. Try practicing different ways to see which works best for you. If you are stuck on a math problem, take a break and shoot some hoops for awhile, then try solving the problem again. When you exercise, your body makes a chemical that helps you learn better. Practice really does help. The more times you do something, the more you remember. Practice your math facts every night to help you memorize them. Make sure you get enough sleep. Your brain stores things in your memory and makes connections while you sleep. Does your teacher use different colors on her posters? Does she ever have you highlight text? That is because your brain remembers words written in colors such as red, orange, and yellow better than print written in plain black. Some foods such as blueberries and strawberries can help improve your memory. Your brain looks for patterns and connections. You can make up a story to help you remember things. For example, to remember the order of the planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), you could say My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos.

M ercury V enus E arth M ars J upiter S aturn U ranus N eptune

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Back to School Fact Sheet PreK - 2

Fact Sheet

? In Finland, kids get about 75 minutes of recess per day. Kids in the United States, get about 27 minutes. Most kids in South Korea don't get any recess.

? In France, school lunch is a time for learning about healthy eating. Kids get a salad, bread, the main course, cheese, and dessert. They get water to drink.

? In Japan, kids wear special shoes inside the school. They are called uwabaki.

? In many Australian schools, there is a "no hat, no play" rule. Kids have to wear hats that protect them from the sun in order to play outside.

? In most schools across the world, English is the most-taught second language. In the United States, the most-taught second language is Spanish.

? Kids in China, Japan, and India wear a school uniform. In France, Spain, and the United States, most kids do not have to wear unforms.

? Japan does not have any school buses. In the United States, all school buses are painted National School Bus Glossy Yellow.

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Uwabaki

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Back To School

Fact Sheet

It is time to go back to school! You will learn many new things this year.

We learn by taking in information from our senses. When you see, hear, smell, taste, and feel things, that information goes to your brain. Your brain only weighs about 3 pounds, but it has a big job. The brain receives lots of information. It sends lots of messages too. It sends more messages than all the phones in the world do every day. Your brain remembers important things. Some things are remembered only a short time, like the time that you see on a clock. Others are remembered for a long time, like a story your teacher tells. Your brain tends to save things in long term memory that are creative, useful, or emotional. The brain makes pathways so information can be easily recalled. The more times you do something, like ride your bike or practice math flash cards, the stronger the pathways become. Some people have a photographic memory. They can remember an entire page or more of a text or the order of all the cards in a deck after only seeing them once. Did you know moving can help you learn more? When you exercise, your brain releases chemicals that help you learn.

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Back to School Fact Sheet 3 - 6

Fact Sheet

? In Finland, elementary students get an average of 75 minutes of recess per day. In the United States, the average is 27 minutes. Most kids in South Korea don't get any recess time for play.

? In France, school lunch is a time for learning about healthy eating. Lunch includes four courses: salad, the main course, cheese, and dessert. Kids also get fresh bread and water with their meals.

? Russian elementary students attend school for about 470 hours per year. In the United States, the average is 943 hours. In Chile, it is 1007 hours.

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? In Japan, students take off their outdoor shoes and put them into a locker when they enter the school building. Then they put on their indoor shoes, called uwabaki. Uwabaki are light shoes with flexible soles. Because they are worn only indoors, the soles stay clean, which means less vacuuming or sweeping to keep the floors clean.

Uwabaki

? In many Australian schools, there is a "no hat, no play" rule. Because the climate is so harsh, kids must wear hats that protect them from the sun in order to play outside.

? In most schools across the world, English is the most-taught second language. In the United States, the most-taught second language is Spanish.

? Students in China, Japan, and India must wear a school uniform. In France, Spain, and the United States, most kids do not have to wear uniforms.

? Japan does not have any school buses. In the United States, all school buses are painted National School Bus Glossy Yellow.

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